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Hg Capital has agreed to acquire California-based rights and royalties management software provider Rightsline in a deal valued at around $500m including debt, marking the firm’s first new buyout since the software sector sell-off earlier this year, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Apollo Global Management has made a £1.5bn approach for London-listed industrial services company Bodycote, according to a report by the Financial Times, marking the latest attempt by a private equity buyer to take a UK-listed business private.
South Korean regulators are increasing oversight of the country’s overseas private credit exposure, with total investments across the financial sector and pension funds reaching approximately $37bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is considering the introduction of a compulsory quarterly disclosure regime for private credit firms operating in the country, as regulators increase scrutiny of transparency and risk management across private markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
GSR Ventures, a backer of Chinese social media app RedNote, is seeking to raise a new $350m fund focused on China’s venture capital market, with the firm indicating that potential investors may gain exposure to RedNote shares through GSR’s existing fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Centerbridge Partners is in advanced talks to acquire a minority stake in commercial real estate company Merritt Properties, in a deal that would value the business at approximately $3bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson has asked the UK’s competition watchdog to examine the role of private equity-backed operators in the country’s childcare market, as the government ramps up scrutiny of household costs and service provision, according to a report by Bloomberg.
JPMorgan is exploring a transaction to reduce its exposure to more than $4bn of private equity-backed NAV loans, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Princeton Digital Group, backed by buyout firm Warburg Pincus, is preparing a sale of its China assets that could earn up to $1bn, as firms look to exit their data centre holdings in the country, according to a report by the Financial Times.
EQT is targeting deals in the public markets as volatility and dislocation create new opportunities for take-private transactions and corporate carve-outs, according to a report by Bloomberg citing the firm’s newly appointed private capital co-heads.
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